MOZAMBIQUE to participate in a ruling Frelimo Party meeting for which he was invited in 2006. It is imperative that the media practitioners do everything in their power to be able to resist the never ending manipulation from politicians. Such manipulation is possibly stronger within the country’s capital than in the various provinces. Eventually, those that are involved in manipulation certainly think that there is a tense climate in the country. With the exception of Maputo, where there are still those that do NOT report about RENAMO, for instance, for fear of being linked to the political opposition. The fear intensifies to an extent as one is further away from the country’s capital. That is exemplified clearly by what is happening with the community radios. As an example, only after one year was elapsed, it was learned that the seven million “Meticais” (N.T.: Meticals – being 1 Metical the Mozambique currency unit) allocated to the districts were being misused. This was because the community radio reporters said nothing about it due to the fear that is prevalent outside Maputo. There is intense political intimidation away from the country’s capital, many times resulting in revenge and retaliation. That raises fear among the people including journalists. In such situation, people prefer not to expose themselves to risks, as one should protect his/ her own physical integrity. Situations of misuse or abuse of power in areas away from Maputo should be promptly denounced to avoid the wide spreading of unlawful and illicit actions. For instance in 2006, a prosecutor ordered the illegal detention of three journalists in Barué, in the Manica Province. However, as soon as MISA-Mozambique denounced the occurrence the journalists were released and the Public Prosecutor (Procurador-Geral da República – PGR) brought a disciplinary action against the said Prosecutor. Individual scores: 3; 5; 3; 3; 2; 3; 2; 2; 4; 2 Average score: 2.9 African Media Barometer - Mozambique 2007 3